Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Patrick Mahomes will look to lead the Chiefs to a third straight Super Bowl with a win on Sunday.
A trip to Los Angeles and Super Bowl LVI is up for grabs when the two-time reigning AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs face the upstart Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC Championship game at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The game (3 p.m. ET start time) will be televised nationally on CBS. But if you don’t have cable, here are some different ways you can watch a live stream of the Bengals vs Chiefs online:
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Amazon Prime
Amazon Prime subscribers (Prime comes with a 30-day free trial) can watch a live stream of their local CBS station via the Prime Paramount+ channel (“Premium” plan). You can try both Amazon Prime and the Paramount+ Channel at no cost with a free trial right here:
Once you’re signed up for the Prime Paramount+ Channel, you can watch the Bengals vs Chiefs live on the Amazon Video app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4 or 5, various smart TV’s, Xiaomi, Echo Show or Echo Spot, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch on your computer via the Amazon website.
FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of CBS (live in most markets) and 100-plus other live TV channels on FuboTV, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch the Bengals vs Chiefs live on the FuboTV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the FuboTV website.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 250 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which allows you to watch the game on-demand within three days of its conclusion, even if you don’t record it.
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream (formerly AT&T TV) has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” CBS (live in most markets) is included in every one, but you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free 14-day trial.
Note that the free trial isn’t advertised as such, but your “due today” amount will be $0 when signing up. If you watch on your computer, phone or tablet, you won’t be charged for 14 days. If you watch on a streaming device on your TV (Roku, Fire Stick, Apple TV, etc.), you will be charged for the first month, but you can get still get a full refund if you cancel before 14 days:
Once signed up for DirecTV Stream, you can watch the Bengals vs Chiefs live on the DirecTV Stream app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the DirecTV Stream website.
If you can’t watch live, DirecTV Stream also comes with 20 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to unlimited hours).
Paramount+
This is ultimately the same as the Amazon Prime option above, only you’ll watch on Paramount’s digital platforms instead of Amazon’s. You can watch your local CBS channel live via Paramount+ (“Premium” plan), which comes with a free trial:
Once signed up for Paramount+, you can watch the Bengals vs Chiefs live on the Paramount+ app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Samsung Smart TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch on your computer via the Paramount+ website.
If You’re in Canada: DAZN
Viewers in Canada can watch a live stream of every regular season and postseason NFL game via DAZN, which comes with a free trial:
Once signed up, viewers in Canada can watch the Bengals vs Chiefs live on the DAZN app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Samsung Smart TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch the game on your computer via the DAZN website.
Bengals vs Chiefs Preview
The two-time defending AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs (14-5) rescued their season from the brink of elimination last week and now look to book a third straight trip to the Super Bowl when they face the NFC North champion Cincinnati Bengals (12-7) in the AFC Championship game at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The NFL has a major act to follow coming off a divisional round that featured arguably one of the greatest set of games the league has seen in a given weekend.
The topper from last weekend’s action was the Chiefs’ improbable win over the Buffalo Bills in a game for the ages, that featured three lead changes and twenty-five points scored in the final two minutes of regulation.
The Chiefs faced a three-point deficit with only 13 seconds to play in the fourth quarter but Patrick Mahomes completed two passes downfield to set up a Harrison Butker 49-yard field goal as time expired to send the game to overtime.
Kansas City won the coin toss in OT, received the ball first, and executed a drive that was capped off by a Mahomes to Travis Kelce 8-yard game-winning touchdown that sent Arrowhead Stadium into a frenzy.
“The guys didn’t flinch,” Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said of his team’s effort. “You talk about an epic game, well, that’s the way the players took it. They had tremendous respect for Buffalo and they knew it was going to be a battle and they kept going.”
Mahomes has been brilliant in this year’s postseason, throwing for 782 yards, eight TDs, and only one interception, while also rushing for 98 yards and a score in the Chiefs’ two playoff wins. The former league MVP threw for 378 yards and three TDs last week against the NFL’s top-ranked defense.
Tyreke Hill, Mahomes’ top target, led the AFC in catches this season with 111 and has tallied 207 receiving yards and two TDs in the wins over the Pittsburgh Steelers and Bills in the playoffs.
If the Chiefs have aspirations of getting back to the Super Bowl, they will need their defense to step up on Sunday. They allowed Bills QB Josh Allen to dice them up last week to the tune of 329 passing yards and four TDs.
The Bengals and their highly prolific offense led by QB Joe Burrow and rookie sensation Ja’Marr Chase put on a show in a 34-31 win over the Chiefs in Week 17. Burrow threw for 446 yards, four TDs, and no INTs, while Chase set a rookie record with 266 receiving yards on 11 catches and brought in three TDs in the high-scoring affair.
The Bengals have had quite the road to their first AFC Championship game in 33 years. First, they ended a 31-year postseason win drought with a victory over the Las Vegas Raiders in the wild card round and then they went on to capture their first road playoff win in franchise history last week with a 19-16 upset over the top-seeded Tennessee Titans.
Cincinnati will need to pull off another upset on the road in a tough environment this week if they hope to get to Los Angeles, but Burrow and his mates have the swagger to go toe-to-toe with anyone.
“I’m tired of the underdog narrative,” Burrow said. “We’re a really, really good team. We’re here to make noise and teams are going to have to pay attention to us. We’re, like I said, a really good team with really good players and coaches and we’re coming for it all.”
The winner of Sunday’s AFC title game will play the winner of the NFC Championship game between the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVI on Feb. 13.